Monday, March 31, 2008

Are you like me? You sit in your car waiting for the light to turn green and “1973” by James Blunt starts on the radio and you start finger tapping the steering wheel, keeping time to the beat. Sure you are.

You sit at home playing Bridge with friends. Before the cards are dealt, that song is played on the stereo, the one Michael Jackson danced to on his “Thriller” album. Your feet start moving and you imagine yourself playing the drums on the table edge. Isn’t is limiting to have only one note on that table?

Well, NW Artist Tor Clausen in his studio in Olympia WA., has a solution. His company Musical Furnishings is very excited to introduce the Musical Rumba Series. You now can have “your own personal drum table with durable, interchangeable and rearrangeable percussion inserts.”

Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Yesterday morning Landfair Furniture + Design Gallery hosted Scott McKay, Duralee Sales Representative, in a meeting for Oregon interior designers. We announced that Landfair Furniture would be the Oregon "To The Trade" showroom for Duralee fabrics and will offer memo samples. Already we have expanded the scale of fabric samples and Scott told us that another eight boxes of samples are on the way.

Scheduled for completion by June of 2008, our showroom will feature an extensive display area for Duralee fabrics, Highland Court luxury fabrics, a library area with Highland Court and Duralee sample books, and a brand new memo room. Landfair Furniture will feature a display vignette of Duralee Fine Furniture enabling more customers to experience the custom fine furniture brand.

In addition, McKay announced that Philip Gorrivan has partnered with Duralee and announced a new line of Luxury Fabrics!

Philip Gorrivan Design is based in New York City specializing in high-end residential interiors and commercial projects including hotels and offices. The firm is known for its unique and clever use of color and a polished and refined eye for objects, art and furnishings.

A SAMPLING OF SOME OF THE FABRICS FROM PHILIP’S FABRIC COLLECTION FOR DURALEE/ HIGHLAND COURT. THE FABRICS ARE AVAILABLE IN EARLY 2008.

Gorrivan has created a 5-book set of woven color books featuring the Philip Gorrivan signature style of fresh, modern designs with a touch of the past and punches of color.

Friday, March 21, 2008

As a successful designer working on Seventh Avenue, Kim's specialty was beaded and embroidered dresses and evening- wear. In 1998, Kim redecorated her apartment, reinvigorating her creative energy and enthusiasm for design. She decided to take this expertise and her lifelong passion for fashion and translate them into a collection of similarly embellished coasters, placemats and pillows.

Sunday, March 16, 2008

Clothing is becoming more functional, growing beyond the original intention of covering your nakedness before the eyes of the Creator and now providing for your safety.

Two-wheelers are nimbler and faster but they'll always be less noticeable and that's a bad thing on our increasingly congested roads. This jacket provides another mechanism for catching the eyes of sleepy-eyed commuters. Controls are on the wrist.

Friday, March 14, 2008

Who is Bromstad? David Bromstad is the season one winner of HGTV Design Star.

Here are his tips:

Get Outside -

Nature is the most amazing place for color inspiration, since each season offers different and amazing color combinations. The warmth of the summer and fall, the cool colors of winter and the fresh hues of spring are the perfect examples of Mother Nature's work. Color doesn't just exist in the growth of nature, but in every aspect. A stormy sky against fall leaves is unbelievable, while a yellow rain jacket on a gray, rainy day is the perfect color combination for spring.

There is one color of green I just love and it comes this time of year and that is the new, fresh, rain-washed green of budding leaves.

Go Shopping -

Take a look at the fresh produce aisles at your grocery store. Nature went crazy with the most amazing and vibrant colors of fruits and vegetables. Grab a few of your favorite shades and see how you can make them work together in your home.

I'm reading "On Mexican Time" by Tony Cohan. In it he and his wife are shopping in San Miguel de Allende. Can you picture these colors: "...when a willowy Indian girl in a green sweater showed up at the door with buckets of bright orange-yellow calabaza flowers

My greatest color inspiration comes from fashion and magazines. First, it's the best way to stay on top of color trends and styles, since fashion is always the forefront of what then comes into interiors.

Take a Stroll -

All the colors you see in everyday life can be a part of your home. Carry a camera to take snapshots whenever you find the perfect combination.

With Jennifer's design touch and green thumb, and her attorney husband's affinity for manual labor, the couple have tackled some daunting tasks, such as taming their half-acre landscape, ripping up old carpet, scraping wallpaper, and painting inside and out. With 3,500 square feet, four full baths and five bedrooms, they have their work cut out for them.

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It's also an intimate showcase for Nifelle Design, the interior design business that Jennifer runs from home. Rich custom fabrics and high-end designer furniture mingle with antiques, refinished castoffs and treasured heirlooms, such as the andirons that belonged to her grandmother.

Sunday, March 02, 2008

If you have been to Landfair Furniture + Design Gallery recently or to our web site, you know we've added Precedent Contemporary Upholstery to our collection of upholstery vendors. Precedent is a division of Sherrill. We added the line first, because we know that high quality is what Sherrill stands for. Second, our customers were demanding a line of contemporary furniture and third, our customers were asking for a way to be "green".

We are excited to have next month, on Saturday March 15th from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM, Kimberlee Jaynes sharing "Designer Secrets" - "Insider tips on transforming difficult design challenges into stylish solutions!" See Kimberlee Jaynes' we site: www.kimberleejaynes.com. Seating is limited so register soon at Landfair Furniture + Design Gallery or call 503-245-4222Precedent Contemporary Upholstery is doing all it can to reduce waste and reuse materials and innovate products and processes that are better for people and our planet. For example:

Frames are made with low-formaldehyde engineered hardwood responsibly harvested from sustainable forests.

Glues and Finishes are water-based and VOC and formaldehyde free.

Seat Cushions are made from foam that utilizes soybean oil as a substitute for some of the petroleum normally required to produce foam.

Fabrics are woven from recycled or sustainable fibers like hemp, bamboo or organic cotton. Almost all are dyed with low-impact dyes that reduce or eliminate harsh chemical discharge into the earth.

Quality Craftsmanship minimizes the impact on the environment now and in the future.